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Last House on the Left, The (1972) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Last House on the Left, The (1972) a score of 2.8011 out of 4

based on (55) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(34)

Good

(11)

Fair

(2)

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Flipside Movie Emporium (Michael Scrutchin)

Often foolishly condemned as sleazy exploitation, Last House on the Left is uncompromisingly honest in depicting the ugliness of violence and the emptiness it leaves behind. When Krug has blood on his hands, there's no sense of victory, not...read the complete Last House on the Left, The (1972) review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Michael Scrutchin)

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DVD Maniacs

Obviously made for the overseas market, but if you just can’t get enough of Wes Craven’s freshman effort and you have an all-region player, you probably own this great DVD already. For those Yanks who haven’t seen the movie, or who have and want a...read the complete Last House on the Left, The (1972) review at DVD Maniacs

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Cinepassion.org

Indelibly scummy, Wes Craven's freshman shocker is less a rip-off of The Virgin Spring than a purposefully degraded update, with the medieval barbarism of the original cannily transplanted to Vietnam-era America....read the complete Last House on the Left, The (1972) review at Cinepassion.org